My Castile is running super super super. It has been throughly tested with both Sunday NFL and Monday night football games. The Quadrafire thermostat that came with the install works ok. I might replace it with a digital unit, but still testing the supplied thermostat. Still getting used to running and cleaniing the stove. It seems like I am using more pellets than I expected. I am running on low and shutting it off late at night. It appears I am burning a bag a pellets a day. Any thoughts?
I had two questions:
1. I read as many posts as I can and see comments about the color of the ash in the pan. My ash color is black and has a few clumps that when finger pressure is applied crumble easily. The stove seems to be running fine there is hardly any ash build up in the firepot otherwise. I cannot imagine I have a problem but thought I would ask. So far I have been running on low as this is giving us more than enough heat for now. Burning Maine Choice pellets. It's been rather damp outside maybe as the winter sets in and the humidity drops the color changes?
2: While running the stove one evening my young grandson was on the floor looking at the stove and said "how come I can see flames when I look in here"
I looked myself of course and if I look on the lower right hand corner (facing the stove) to the top of the ash tray housing where the wiring enters for the ignighter I can indeed see the glow of the fire apparently coming from the firepot. Today I shone a flashlight in the hole and if I viggle the light I can see the light shining into the firepot through the small holes in the firepot. I pulled the ash pan and I guess the way the Castile is constructed you will see a glow coming from firepot. I think I just answered my second question ?
Did I mention I like my stove?
I had two questions:
1. I read as many posts as I can and see comments about the color of the ash in the pan. My ash color is black and has a few clumps that when finger pressure is applied crumble easily. The stove seems to be running fine there is hardly any ash build up in the firepot otherwise. I cannot imagine I have a problem but thought I would ask. So far I have been running on low as this is giving us more than enough heat for now. Burning Maine Choice pellets. It's been rather damp outside maybe as the winter sets in and the humidity drops the color changes?
2: While running the stove one evening my young grandson was on the floor looking at the stove and said "how come I can see flames when I look in here"
I looked myself of course and if I look on the lower right hand corner (facing the stove) to the top of the ash tray housing where the wiring enters for the ignighter I can indeed see the glow of the fire apparently coming from the firepot. Today I shone a flashlight in the hole and if I viggle the light I can see the light shining into the firepot through the small holes in the firepot. I pulled the ash pan and I guess the way the Castile is constructed you will see a glow coming from firepot. I think I just answered my second question ?
Did I mention I like my stove?
